News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Truck drivers ran through a mockup of the proposed Highway 20/Barclay Drive roundabout last Friday at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) engineers laid out a simulation of their design for the roundabout and invited a crew of eight truck drivers to run the course. "We're looking to see that it's an adequate design for the speed that's proposed," said ODOT spokesman Peter Murphy. "It's the comfort level for trucks going through it."... Full story
Sisters School Superintendent Jim Golden is one of two finalists for the superintendent's position in the Greater Albany School District. The Albany School Board announced the finalists in a February 24 education update. Members of that board were in Sisters for a site visit on Thursday. Sisters School Board Chair Don Hedrick said that the district is awaiting word on whether Golden wins the post, which they expect to hear early this month. "We don't do anything until he... Full story
The City Council took no new action at their February 26 meeting to unwind the Planning Department approval granting former mayor Brad Boyd the right to have food carts on his Eurosports property on Hood Avenue. They did, however, indicate willingness to look at possible changes to the Development Code regarding food carts, which are not currently specifically regulated. Despite continued urging - occasionally angry - from the public to redo the application process, or at... Full story
"We go into school hoping to find a job, but why not create one?" says Sisters entrepreneur Bill Willitts. This is the spirit behind one of Sisters' many unique high school classes - Pursue Your Passion. Pursue Your Passion (PYP) has been offered at Sisters High School (SHS) for three years now. The course is taught by six community members and teacher Jon Renner. PYP gives teens the opportunity to pursue their passion - be it waffles or drones - in a business setting. Local... Full story
To the Editor: The wonderful Science Fair on Saturday was made possible by contributions of time and effort of many people in the community. I would like to thank everyone who volunteered, worked an exhibit, or came to the Fair to see what terrific science programs are being taught in the Sisters Schools. I especially want to thank the teaching staff and students at the schools who spent so much time and imagination in bringing their exhibits to share with the community. We had a record number of students who took the time... Full story
The latest Keystone Kops melodrama, "Breakfast at Boyd's," closed Thursday night at the City Hall Playhouse before a packed audience. Based upon an actual event of a controversial outgoing mayor given what appeared to be favorable attention to place food carts on his bike shop property, the drama involved upset community members who believed that a city official should be given significant review when requesting a controversial decision, but was given only minimum attention. This comedy, one in a series, features the usual... Full story
For the first time, artwork by students of Sisters Christian Academy (SCA) will be part of the student art exhibit presented by the Friends of the Sisters Library during the month of March. The SCA art will be displayed along with the work of students from all three Sisters School District schools. SCA work includes pieces created by students in Jessica Stevens' art classes as well as projects that are part of regular classroom assignments. All 75 students, preschool through m... Full story
It may take some time for them to heat up to a nice red glow, but Sisters' economy has some irons in the fire. Sisters Economic Development Director Caprielle Foote-Lewis told The Nugget last week that she has been working with 12 prospects for manufacturers looking to relocate to Sisters. She classifies three of those prospects as "likely." With potential new businesses coming in both the traded sector and the service-based tourist economy, and existing businesses expanding,... Full story
Legendary country music maverick Waylon Jennings once said, "Every business has its system that works for 80 percent of the people who are in it. But there's always that other 20 percent who just don't fit in." That goes for school, too. The standard classroom setting just doesn't work for everybody - and Sisters has created an alternative setting for those students who need a different approach. The alternative program is delivered through the region-wide Heart of Oregon prog... Full story
The Outlaws took care of business on the road against South Umpqua on Friday, February 27, in a critical play-in game. Sisters rolled to a 44-29 victory, and with the win will advance and travel to Scappoose to play in the first round of the state playoffs on Friday, March 5. South Umpqua averages over 60 points per game, and the Outlaws held them to just 29. The Lancers have a standout player in Erik Johnson, who, according to Outlaws Coach Rand Runco, is quite possibly the... Full story
The Lady Outlaws came from behind for an exciting 38-34 finish in the 4A state play-in game at Philomath on Saturday, February 28. Sisters started out slow and finished the first quarter down 16-1. The Outlaws had plans to contain Philomath's No. 1 shooter, Brenna Marshall, but were unable to do so. Marshall made six of her eight points all in the first quarter. The Outlaws kept with their game plan, regained their composure in the second, and got some points up on the scoreboard. Sisters limited the Warriors to just one... Full story
Hood Avenue Art gallery will present a spring Salon Art Series of entertainment events to be held in the gallery, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., on the second Thursday of March, April, and May. These events are a three-part fundraiser for Circle of Friends, a Sisters-based program whose goal is to provide the community's most vulnerable children a nurturing and sustained relationship with a volunteer mentor. Those mentors teach positive values and have attainable expectations for each... Full story
ENERGYneering Solutions, Inc, (ESI) was awarded "Best 100 Companies to Work For in Oregon" by Oregon Business magazine last week. The award is based on survey responses completed by employees from companies across Oregon. ESI was the only company from Central Oregon to rank in the Top 100 this year. Benny and Julie Benson founded ESI in 2007, as mechanical engineers working out of a spare bedroom in their Sisters home. Today, they employ 68 people in seven states, including... Full story
Andrew Gorayeb will take over the reins as Sisters High School's boys lacrosse head coach this spring. Gorayeb worked closely with former coach, Bill Rexford, who started the boys program in 2006. Gorayeb got involved when he moved to Sisters and has been involved for the past seven years. He was the seventh- and eighth-grade coach as well as Rexford's assistant his first year with the program (2008). The following year, and up through 2014, Gorayeb coached the JV squad and... Full story
Mikaela Trott-Rickards has been named Sisters High School's girls lacrosse head coach. She brings with her years of experience as a player. Mikaela played lacrosse all through junior high and high school as an attack player. She was a varsity starter for Snohomish High School in Washington, and their team won the state championship her freshman and senior years. Trott-Rickards was offered a couple of scholarships to play lacrosse in the Midwest but told The Nugget she was... Full story
Susan Fullhart will take over the reins as Sisters High Schools (SHS) girls varsity tennis coach this spring. Tennis has always been a part of Fullhart's life, and she's excited about her team and the season ahead. Fullhart played tennis in high school and has played recreationally ever since. The past several years, Susan has played singles on the USTA (United States Tennis Association) team and has traveled to Eugene, Salem, and Medford to compete. "My game's not pretty, but... Full story
You just got back from a yearly routine exam for Fido, and your vet told you that it's time to start brushing your 3-year-old collie's teeth. To top it off he gave you a soft doggie toothbrush with special toothpaste just for dogs. He showed you the simple steps of how to brush your furry friend's teeth, and explained to you how proper maintenance of Fido's teeth could be a lifesaver in the long run. According to the American Veterinary Association, oral disease is the... Full story
Wes Cook, one of the most experienced track and field coaches in all of Oregon, has landed in the Sisters area and will join two of his friends and former colleagues as part of the coaching staff for this year's track and field team at Sisters High School. It's a three-way reunion, as Cook rejoins Jim Anderson more than four decades after the pair first teamed up as coaches at Clackamas High School in the late 1960s and early '70s. Together, the two men have accumulated over... Full story
Senior Cheyenne Sproat and junior Mitch Gibney competed in state wrestling action at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Friday and Saturday, February 27-28. Neither had ever competed in a tournament of this caliber. Thousands of wrestling fans and families were in attendance to cheer for the 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A teams. Coach John Downs told The Nugget that when they arrived Gibney was not only nervous, he was not feeling well. Downs had brought along Gibney's wrestling... Full story
Adam Bronstein has two passions: fly-fishing and woodworking. He moved to Sisters from New Hampshire back in July; his reason for choosing Sisters is simple-Trout. Bronstein took some time away from shop production work to talk about his craft and the business he is building in Central Oregon. "I've traveled all around the country fishing," he said from his shop on Ash Street, "but I always seemed to come back here." A regular along the Metolius River, Bronstein is sinking roo... Full story
Last week Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) announced the results of a study assessing the economic impact of the annual three-day folk festival on the local economy. SFF board and staff were excited to learn that attendees to the festival last September spent approximately $1.2 million in the city of Sisters and surrounding area. That $1.2 million supports 13 full- and part-time jobs and contributes over $40,000 in state and local tax revenue. The study was conducted by Dean Runyan Associates, a Portland firm specializing in econo... Full story
My wife, Sue, began looking after the eagles of Oregon when she started looking after me when we were married at Dee Wright Observatory back in 1974. It was one of those things that comes with the marriage, as I've been looking after the welfare of golden eagles of Oregon from the time I rolled into Bend on my Harley back in September of 1951. When Sue was given The Order of The Eagle by Frank Isaacs, secretary of the Oregon Eagle Foundation (OEF) Saturday, February 21 - durin... Full story
Liz Stewart has played soccer since she was a little girl, and always envisioned herself playing college ball. Last month, her dream came true. Liz officially signed with Texas Christian University (TCU) on Tuesday, February 17, surrounded by her parents, high school and club soccer coaches, special teachers, teammates and friends. TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and is a Division 1 school in the Big 12 Conference. Stewart started playing soccer when she was in kindergart... Full story
Sisters High School's (SHS) stand-out volleyball player, Nila Lukens, signed her official letter of intent this past week to play for Southern Oregon University (SOU) in Ashland. Lukens was a four-year varsity player for SHS and has numerous awards to her credit. Nila was named second-team all-league, and second-team all-tournament at the state tournament her sophomore year. In her junior year, she earned first-team all-league honors, as well as first-team all-tournament and... Full story
